'Lazy liar': Trump blasted for playing golf after vowing he'd get 'back to work' after Christmas
Twitter was unforgiving in its criticism and blasted the president as a "spoiled and entitled hypocrite".
US President Donald Trump once again hit the golf course on Tuesday, 26 December, just a day after saying he would be "back to work in order to Make America Great Again" on Christmas Day. As expected, Twitter viciously slammed him for it, with many calling him the "laziest president ever".
After sending out Christmas wishes earlier on Monday, 25 December, Trump wrote, "I hope everyone is having a great Christmas, then tomorrow it's back to work in order to Make America Great Again (which is happening faster than anyone anticipated)!"
However, the president was spotted visiting his West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course the day after Christmas.
Trump travelled from his Mar-a-Lago resort on Tuesday to the Trump International Golf Club to play golf with Georgia Senator David Perdue, PGA tour player Bryson DeChambeau and former pro golfer Dana Quigley, the White House said.
He is currently spending the winter holidays with his family at his nearby Mar-a-Lago resort and is scheduled to return to Washington DC in January.
Before and during his campaign, Trump has slammed his predecessors, particularly Barack Obama, over the amount of golf they played during their presidential terms, especially while they were on vacation. During the race to the White House, he even vowed that he would largely give up the game altogether if he was elected president.
"I'm going to be working for you. I'm not going to have time to go play golf. Believe me," Trump said during a rally in August last year.
However, his latest round of golf marked Trump's 85th visit to one of his golf properties so far, according to a running tally by NBC News. In his first year of presidency, he has spent 111 days at one of his properties out of the 340 days since he took office in January.
Meanwhile, the White House has defended his penchant for golf, arguing they are efforts to build and maintain ties with lawmakers and other leaders.
Twitter users, on the other hand, were unforgiving in their criticism and blasted the president as a "spoiled and entitled hypocrite".
"When does this dude work?" one person questioned.
"You have spent almost a third of your presidency doing this, you lying mooch," one Twitter user wrote. "And doing it at your own properties, so taxpayers have to pay YOUR businesses for YOUR slacking off time. You thieving conman."
Many said they weren't really surprised that the president didn't stick to his promise.
"Anyone surprised by this? Anyone?" one user asked, while another added, "In his alternate reality, this is his job."
But you havenât started yet
— IR.net (@IRdotnet) December 25, 2017
We have to work, so he can golf.
— AmericanCitizen (@PJB956) December 26, 2017
You know you watched TV in the morning and then went golfing the day after Christmas? Most working Americans would not consider that "back to work."
— Bill Adler (@billadler) December 27, 2017
Since Trump has never worked an honest day in his life, golf is work for him.
— Operative_X (@OperativeXRay) December 26, 2017
Trump lied. Golly, what a surprise.
— Nigel Saoirse Clay (@Cult_Of_Freedom) December 27, 2017
Laziest person in the WH ever. #ImpeachTrump
— Randy Watson (@MrRndyWtsnYeah) December 27, 2017
Shocking ð
— Mickie Shell (@xmjkx820) December 27, 2017
Trump tweets are an official statement from the White House. Trump announced that it was "back to work" today. He then proceeded to the golf course to work on his golf game. Lazy liar.
— Dr. Robert Fortuna (@bob42156) December 26, 2017
Every time a headline says Trump is âback to work,â I just assume heâs back to watching Fox News and rage-tweeting.
— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) December 26, 2017
President Trump said earlier he can't wait to get back to work tomorrow.
— The Resistance (@Resistance_Feed) December 26, 2017
Schedule according to White House: Golf all day long#resist
He's such a national embarrassment.
— chrisblitzer (@chrisblitzer) December 27, 2017
Per pool report, Trump is golfing today in Florida. His 85th day golfing and 111th at a Trump property since becoming president.
— Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) December 26, 2017
That means
33.5% of his days as president have been at Trump properties
and
25.6% have been spent golfing
Again, the problem isn't that Trump spends all his time golfing. The problem is that he's making promotional appearances at businesses for his own profit. https://t.co/XDVbwjB2Z3
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) December 26, 2017
Itâs Trumpâs 85th day at a golf course. He just got done passing a tax bill that will only benefit the rich, and heâs spent 1/4 of his presidency golfing.
— Emilia (@PoliticalEmilia) December 26, 2017
That doesnât sound like a man who âcares about real Americansâ to me.
Meanwhile in the oval office...(hear the crickets?) pic.twitter.com/yXKEWYtLHI
— Todd (@toddwstone) December 27, 2017
Work? Is that what youâre calling the grift youâve been doing your whole life? #Grifters
— Scott Gordon #Resist (@scottrgordon) December 27, 2017
Can you imagine how nauseous they must feel knowing they swore to take a bullet to protect this guy???
— Rick Bokanyi (@rbokanyi) December 26, 2017
Fox watching, tweeting, and golfing ARE Trump's idea of work.
— Cathy C (@cacikra) December 26, 2017
Got to work those Fillet-o-fish and chocolate malts off somehow.
— bethmac (@eavenezia) December 26, 2017
Today was Trumpâs 111th day spent at one of his properties since taking office. At the end of this vacation he will have spent over $120 million in taxpayer money on these trips. He should pay it all back & then resign in disgrace. Most corrupt president in US history. By far.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) December 27, 2017
Makes you wonder who is really running the country...
— A Basketball Jones (@Jeanne826) December 26, 2017
Another day. Another lie. Welcome to life in Trumpworld.
— Laura Ruebel (@laura_ruebel) December 27, 2017
